London Irish's Fergus Mulchrone may be joined by his brother

If Fergus Mulchrone’s parents get their wish, they could have two sons playing for London Irish next season.

Livewire 24-year-old scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone has attracted the attention of several Premiership clubs following stand-out displays for Championship club Rotherham.

His 26-year-old brother Fergus (above), who has formed a solid partnership with Eamonn Sheridan in the centre since the pair arrived from Rotherham in the summer, said: “Charlie had a very successful year last season and even more so this season. I think he will definitely be making a step up next year.”

Irish’s director of rugby Brian Smith has a history of bringing in hungry, committed Championship players capable of playing at a higher level, so it would not be a total surprise if Mulchrone was soon welcoming his younger brother to the club.

He said: “I have my fingers crossed. I just have to wait and see. We don’t really discuss contracts – but my parents (who live in Manchester) are currently having to go either up to Rotherham or down here to see the two of us play.

“To be able to go to one place again to see us both would make their life easier.”

Mulchrone, who scored a couple of tries for Sale Sharks against Irish in his first LV= Cup game in 2010, says switching clubs with Sheridan made it a much smoother transition.

“Knowing someone’s traits already means you can feed off that. You know stuff he is going to do before he does it. It’s the same when I was at Rotherham with Charlie. I knew exactly what his traits were and how I could adapt to that.”

When Irish return to action in the Premiership at Leicester Tigers tomorrow there will be more players contesting a place in the centre than at any time this season.

Mulchrone said: “We had a few injuries in the first couple of months. With everyone coming back it is now about holding my own position at 13. We have such good competition with me, Eamonn, Guy Armitage and Setaimata Sa, it is really healthy for the club at the moment.”